DRIVE-THRU

Drive-Thru is a 2007 horror-comedy about a murderously vengeful fast-food restaurant mascot called--and, no, I'm NOT making this up!--Horny the Clown. Anyway, it turns out Horny the Clown is a boy who was once thought deceased who was also the son of said fast-food restaurant owner who is seeking revenge on the offspring on those who "accidentally" killed him on his 18th birthday by offing their offspring with a meat cleaver. Of course, horror fans have all seen this "plot" before in better-known horror flicks such as Friday the 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street, i.e. a supernatural killer who's seeking revenge on those who wronged them by killing his offender's children and whatnot. And, of course, Drive-Thru will never be considered a horror "classic" as these films, but, to be honest, it's actually a pretty entertaining little horror flick. It's certainly not as campy or as badly-acted as other B-movie-esque horror flicks I've seen (and, of course, reviewed on this blog). That might be because it features actors and actresses who, though not necessarily A-list, are fairly known, such as Leighton Meester (of TV's Gossip Girl fame) who plays the daughter of the woman the killer once had a crush on--and was among those who "accidentally" killed him--and Lola Glaudini (who's starred in a number of TV shows, including NYPD Blue, Criminal Minds and The Sopranos) as the head detective investigating the murders. And, like other more "legendary" horror flick killers (Freddy Krueger, anyone?), Horny the Clown does recite rather catchy one-liners before carving his victims up with his trusty meat cleaver and finds, shall we say, unique ways to off his victims; like, for instance, Horny the Clown shoves one smartass gangsta-wannabe kid's head in a deep fryer at the beginning of the flick thereby melting his face off and he offs another panty-clad hottie by "cooking" her head in a microwave. (Nice!) Oh yeah, there's also a rather humorous cameo from noted film documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock as a rather inept fast-food worker, which, of course, is rather ironic--which is no doubt how it was intended to be!--given that he's most noted for doing that documentary Supersize Me where he ate nothing but McDonald's for a month to prove how "unhealthy" it is (yeah, as if we need a documentary to tell us THAT!). There again, as in these other horror flicks, the ending is set up for a possible sequel, which, given the rather lackluster response to this particular film, will likely never happen, which I think is kind of a shame since, speaking for myself, I wouldn't mind seeing another return of Horny the Clown! Gives a whole new meaning to "You want fries with that!" Best line in the flick: "Fast food kills, fucker!" Second best line: "All work and no play makes Horny a dull boy!"